The delegation near the Chilean base of Risopatrón. Image: Instituto Milenio Base / INACH Chilean lawyers have been sent to Antarctica to study the possibility of harmonising legislation in this region in terms of standards and biosafety linked to the introduction of...
Argentinian scientists found two dead skuas near the “Primavera” station on the Antarctic Peninsula. At the Spanish research station on Deception Island, it was confirmed that they were carriers of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. Photo: Michael Wenger...
The Falkland steamer duck is an endemic species of the archipelago. Picture: Michael Wenger The arrival of spring in the southern hemisphere is causing concerns. The international network for monitoring wildlife epidemics is warning of a resurgence of H5N1 in south...
A young Humboldt penguin in the Coquimbo region that was confirmed to have the avian flu virus. Photo: Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus is on the advance southward and not far from Antarctica. The National Service of...
Since last spring, the HPAI H5N1 virus, which is highly contagious to birds, may have ravaged Greenland’s bird colonies, at least on the west coast. But many colonies are so remote that it is not clear how large the number of dead birds might actually be. Image:...
